For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
Any myomassologist or any employee or manager of a massage
establishment.
Each person who is responsible for the daily operation of
the massage establishment.
An alcohol rub, fomentation, bath, common massage, magnetic
massage procedure, manual manipulation of the body or any method treating
external parts of the body for remedial or hygienic purposes, consisting
of rubbing, stroking, kneading, adjusting or tapping with the hand,
elbow, fingers or any instrument, electric, magnetic or otherwise,
with or without supplementary aids.
Any building, Turkish bath parlor, steam bath, sauna bath,
room, premises, place, institution or establishment where body massage
is regularly practiced on the human body, to club members or to the
general public for a charge or consideration, but the term "massage
establishment" shall not include licensed hospitals, nursing homes,
medical clinics, office of a physician, surgeon, osteopath or chiropractor.
Any person who offers his/her services for hire or consideration
in the practice of massage or administers a massage for hire or consideration,
but shall not include health professionals licensed under the Public
Health Code of Michigan.
Cascade Charter Township, Kent County, Michigan.
The Township Building Inspector or Acting Building Inspector
of Cascade Charter Township, Kent County, Michigan.
The Township Clerk or Acting Clerk of Cascade Charter Township,
Kent County, Michigan.
The Township Manager or Acting Manager of Cascade Charter
Township, Kent County, Michigan.
No person, firm, partnership, corporation or entity shall operate
a massage establishment, and no person shall act as a myomassologist,
without first obtaining a license to do so from the Township. Furthermore,
no person shall act as a myomassologist or operate a massage establishment
without maintaining in effect a current and valid license as required
by this chapter.
